This is not an apology to a Section 39, disability worker as it has been described. #GE24 #SimonHarris

Calling this now - he'll be in a special school, a care home or a respite centre before the week is out. Lots of vigourous head nodding and staged (pre approved) 'banter' with carers

Creepy as fuck. All about him and how tired he is. He barely mentions the woman he did it to! Imagine how tired carers are at the end of every single day ye heartless prick!

All Harris is saying here is that he wants to meet that care worker again to shove it further down her throat that he matters more than her and to tell her she is wrong that care workers are being ignored. HE IS A LIAR AND A FRAUD AND INCAPABLE OF LEADERSHIP OR HONESTY.

I mean, that really isn't an apology. If he said, "I'm embarrassed that I conducted myself in this way," it would have been a strong start. But you get the sense that he is put out for having to making the apology.

It’s a “got caught out, quick backtrack” moment!

Not an apology @SimonHarrisTD and frankly even if it was, it's too late. You showed your true colours once again. The #disability and #carers sectors of Ireland are on their knees and you & FG couldn't give a rats, truth be told, especially about those with profound disability.

His behaviour towards that lady is exactly who he is ,not the first time the mask has slipped

Sorry, not sorry... This looks scripted and is purely damage limitation. Correction, REINSTATE therapies in Special Schools. They were removed in 2020, and no sign since. You'll need to have some genuine reflection, and try a little harder, after your next cock up!

Being a member of FG means you never have to say your sorry .

He's clearly reading from a script, presumably prepared by his advisers to mitigate the damage, and even with that, he still never actually apologised to the lady. Interesting he says he's willing to meet and listen, has he actually met any groups he's promised to?